- Home
- Communities
-
Communities
-
- News
-
News : Top Stories
Officers on patrol over May long weekend
British Columbia’s natural resource officers, park rangers and conservation officers will be busy over the Victoria Day long weekend helping residents and visitors enjoy a safe and peaceful holiday. RCMP detachment manpower around the region is also, traditionally, beefed up … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Views
-
Views : Top Stories
Clark’s win – a triumph of hope over reality
Perceptions by Gerry Warner God bless Christy Clark! She has shown in the end it’s the people that count. Not the media. Not the pundits. And, most of all, not the polls! Nor, the pollsters, who in recent years, have … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Kootenay Life
-
Kootenay Life : Top Stories
Lions Community Den to open soon
CBT supports purchase and preparation of new Fairmont multipurpose space What was once a pizza shop and real estate office will become a gathering place for the Fairmont community at large. Thanks to $100,000 from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), the … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Travel
-
Travel & Tourism : Top Stories
Celebrate the long weekend in a BC Park
The Victoria Day long weekend is a busy one for Discover Camping, British Columbia’s camping reservation system, but many BC Parks still offer first-come, first-served campsites for visitors without reservations. Reservations in BC Parks are up 10 per cent this … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Sports
-
Sports : Top Stories
Fifth annual DnS 5K
Approximately 25 participants took part in the Kootenay Orienteers and Trail Runners’ fifth annual DnS 5K run along the Mark Creek Trail in Marysville on Sunday, May 5. For more: Kimberley Orienteers and Trail Runners Photo courtesy Chris Newel Deadline … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Business
-
Business : Top Stories
Western Financial president/CEO heading to Senate
Western Financial Group’s President and CEO Scott Tannas was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on March 25. The company that purchased the naming rights to the formerly named Cranbrook Rec-Plex (now Western Financial Place, home of the … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Entertainment
-
Entertainment : Top Stories
Petunia rolling into Invermere
Music fans in Invermere are in for a treat May 20 when Petunia rolls into town for a one night show at The Station Pub in Invermere. Petunia and his crack band The Vipers recently slaughtered L.A. and the US … > Read More
Read more..
-
- Events
-
Upcoming Events
Weekend Showcase Featuring Dani Strong
> Read More
The Tea Hee Party
> Read More
Music & Market on Main Summer Kickoff
> Read More
Ben Heppner
> Read More
Social Dance
> Read More
Weekend Showcase Featuring Dani Strong
> Read More
Paul Brandt
> Read More
Weekend Showcase Featuring J.J. Voss
> Read More
-
- Announcements
-
Anouncements & Obituaries
Obituary for Naomi Fujimoto
Naomi Fujimoto Dates: Birth date: June 7, 1949 Death date: May 13, 2013 Obituary: Naomi Fujimoto was born on June 7, 1949 in Brooks, Alberta. She spent most of her childhood there and was in the graduating class of 1967. … > Read More
Read more..
-
Classifieds
What’s up – orchids in KNPPosted: June 23, 2012
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay
The Pale Coral-root and Striped Coral-root (orchids) are wide-spread across B.C. However, finding them is a rare delight and to see both of them growing along the Cobb Lake trail on June 12 was a real treat.
A third coral-root also grows in Kootenay, it is called the Spotted Coral-root and is like the Stripped Coral-root but has spots rather than stripes which is why one is called striped and the other spotted (makes it easy to remember which is which). So it is possible to get the “grand slam” of coral-roots in Kootenay National Park. Look for them growing in moist humus on the forest floor.
These plants are called saprophytes. They live in symbiosis with particular fungi 
that provides the food for them. Which means they have no need for chlorophyll for photosynthesizes. However the pale coral root with its greenish tinge suggests it may have some chlorophyll to manufacture part of its food.
Pale Coral-root and Striped Coral-root – Photos by Larry Halverson
